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Availability:In StockContributor:Eleanor BakerPublish date:2025-04-15Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bodleian LibraryISBN-13:9781851246304ISBN-10:1851246304UPC:9781851246304Book Category:Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Magick StudiesSize:6.80 x 4.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCXRH860K2

Featuring some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed, this is a lively, engaging introduction to the history and development of bookish maledictions.

Have you ever wanted to protect your books from forgetful borrowers, merciless page-folders, or outright thieves? Perhaps you have even wished harm on those who have damaged your books--but would you threaten them with hellfire, hanging, or the plague?

This book contains a collection of some of the most ferocious and humorous book curses ever inscribed--from fearsome threats discovered emblazoned on stone monuments from the ancient Near East to elaborate manuscript maledictions and chilling warnings scribbled in printed books. Book curses are entertaining writings in themselves, but they also offer a tantalizing insight into how passionately texts and books have been valued by their owners and readers over the centuries. Here you will find an engaging introduction to the history and development of the book curse and perhaps some inspiration to pen a few of your own.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Bodleian LibraryISBN-13:9781851246304ISBN-10:1851246304UPC:9781851246304Book Category:Body, Mind & SpiritBook Subcategory:Magick StudiesSize:6.80 x 4.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCXRH860K2
Eleanor Baker is the English Subject Lead for the University of Oxford's Astrophoria Foundation Year.
Publisher: Bodleian Library

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